Paul McCartney Band • Page 2

I was jamming out to "Dance Tonight" while getting ready to go out tonight

 

listened to Band on the Run today, loved it! Some really groovy tracks, and out of the ones I hadn't heard before, my favorite was definitely mrs. vandebilt.

 

Went back to Wings at the Speed of Sound because somehow I never seem to really process that record. I'm starting to realize it's because it's just not one of his best. Letting the rest of the band take the fore in writing and singing on so much of the record was admirable, but a mistake. Still has some absolutely staple material though,

 

Just remembered he wrote this

 

That's one of those where as soon as you find it out, it immediately seems so obvious that you have no idea how you didn't hear it before

 

Went back to London Town. There are more okay songs than I remember, but it's still very much one of his best in my eyes. He really commits to the lite-pop vibe and it brings out some really wonderful sonic touches. Even the songs Denny Laine sings are more than just passable on it

And revisited Chaos and Creation in the Backyard while driving today and could honestly see a case for it as his best album. He doesn't rely just on the sonics like he's sometimes inclined to and there's layering in the production that's unlike anything in his catalog. It's also one of his only solo albums where you could say something surprised you. There are these little structural details and left turns that he sometimes seems too rushed to bother with

 

Spinning New for the first time in a while. I love Queenie Eye. It was great seeing him do that and a couple other New tracks at his show last month.

 

Paul Announces Reissue of 'Flowers In The Dirt'

 

Been doing a deep dive into his solo work this week.

Flowers in the Dirt has some really good songs (particularly the collaborations with Costello), but oooooooooof that production is so dated. So blessed to have HQ versions of those original demos.

Flaming Pie is a very underrated late period Macca release, featuring some (imo) great production by avowed Beatles acolyte Jeff Lynne. NOT a fan of the Steve Miller collaboration at all though

 

Flaming Pie is a really superb album for sure. Young Boy should get a lot more credit, so catchy. Chaos and Creation and New are both fantastic too. He has his downs but his ups are still right up there, I'm excited for his new LP this year.

 

oh wow, didn't even know he had a new one coming up. Definitely on my radar now

 

Wild Life is probably the album of his I like the most that no one talks about.

Good article on it: Wild Life: One McCartney Album’s 45-Year Journey From Appalling to Amazing

It's kind of a sister album to Ram--worth hearing if roots-y McCartney is your thing.

 

It's one where the charm outweighs the songs a little for me, but it does have some charm for sure.

 

The carefree, off-the-cuff vibe definitely elevates it for me, but I think the title track, "Some People Never Know" and "Dear Friend" are really good songs.

 

He's been ramping up social media efforts, and played a new song live, I think a new album is closer than we may think!

 

Is it sad that when I saw this thread bumped my heart sank thinking something happened to him?

My heart will never be ready

 

You saying that confirms I absolutely need to see him at Austin City Limits

 

Paul McCartney’s new album will probably be called ‘Egypt Station’ | superdeluxeedition

 

Paul To Release All-New Double A-Side Single

 

Hell yeah I'm ready for this.

 

these are great. dude is still on a late career winning streak

 

hell yes

 

Egypt Station is out September 7

 

Want to pre-order but vinyl is so pricy.. I may hold off

Hopefully this means more touring too! The new songs are fantastic! Echoing what others said, it, it's truly amazing that 55+ years into his career he is still releasing songs of this quality.